Formation
7 ways to maintain a positive attitude
Last week, someone from the company next door stuck their head in my office and asked, “do you drive the dark blue van parked on the end of the lot?”
I knew right away there was a problem. People don’t go out of their way just to tell you they like the colour of your vehicle. [...]
On-line DISC Personality Analyzer
Crown Financial has an on-line personality assessment tool based on the old ‘DISC‘ test. DISC classifies four aspects of personality by testing a person’s preferences in word associations.
Dominance - relating to control, power and assertiveness
Influence - relating to social situations and communication
Steadiness – relating to patience, persistence, and thoughtfulness
Conscientiousness - relating to structure and organization
I’m [...]
Benjamin Franklin - 13 Virtues
Benjamin Frankin developed this plan when he was 20. Based on Philippians 4:8 , he reviewed one of these virtues each week, cycling through four times each year. Franklin carried a collection of chart…
Do Good Anyway
Mother Teresa’s version of The Paradoxical Commandments:
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centred. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. [...]
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“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” —Henry David Thoreau
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If thou shouldst never see my face again, pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of. —Alfred Lord Tennyson
Gratitude Journals and Why They Work
Christine Kane shares some thoughts on a powerful tool, the gratitude journal. Most of us who live in the West live with abundance, yet we get bogged down complaining about the things we think we need/want/wish. A gratitude journal can shift that focus in a big hurry. Count all you can be thankful for.
A [...]
The Resolutions of Jonathon Edwards
If you find it difficult to keep one or a few resolutions, consider the difficulty of tracking and keeping 70. Jonathon Edwards wrote these resolutions when he was 19 and they served him well through…
How to Build Community
Turn off your TV
Leave your house
Know your neighbors
Look up when you are walking
Greet people
Sit on your stoop
Plant flowers
Use your library
Play together
Buy from local merchants
Share what you have
Help a lost dog
Take children to the park
Garden together
Support neighborhood schools
Fix it even if you didn’t break it
Have pot lucks
Honor elders
Pick up litter
Read stories aloud
Dance in the street
Talk to [...]
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The fewer the words, the better the prayer. –Martin Luther
